John Watson
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Mostly talking about sport on your tv on @bbcbreakfast in the mornings and @bbcnews in the day - proud dad and husband.
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Small number of fans running through gates at Stade de France, security unable to stop them, lots of fans still to be allowed in
#ChampionsLeague
#liverpool
#realmadrid
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Hard not to be anything but utterly impressed with Lewis Hamilton. Having showed how to win and lose with grace after the crushing disappointment last weekend he only goes and takes his mum along to pick up his knighthood…
#SirLewisHamilton
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How lovely after appearing on
@BBCBreakfast
Finlay’s day was made yesterday as he got to speak to
@JackGrealish
about their celebration..
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End of an era
@mrdanwalker
! First time I met Dan I tapped up for career advice as he pounded out the yards on a treadmill in the old BBC gym. You were giving with your time then just as you have been ever since. We’ll be sorry to see you go 🏃♂️
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Love how invested
@VancityReynolds
is in Wrexham. Appreciate he knows how to play a part but I’m not sure even he was prepared for the range of emotions being an owner would bring..
#Wrexham
#FACup
@Wrexham_AFC
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Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny - out of the World Cup but straight into dad mode in the tunnel… it’s emotional stuff this football business ..
#poland
#france
#WorldCup2022
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All the way to the west coast of the USA and my family still remembered candles for my birthday - what superstars 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎂🎂🎂🥂🥂🥂
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Last one from me before Christmas.. off to celebrate the first of the festivities, my daughter’s 4th birthday 🥳 🎂 🎉
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Good morning all from
@BBCBreakfast
👋
Look who is joining us on the sofa
@OwainWynEvans
👇
Have a fab day everyone
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World Club Challenge winners Paul Wellens and
@TommyMak21
on the sofa this morning.
Huge congrats to all
@Saints1890
on their historic win.
(Not a drop of champagne left in that trophy mind… 🍾)
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Don’t think Charlie was too keen when I suggested a photo
@TVNaga01
?! 😂
I’m putting it down to the early start, he’s usually pleased to see me
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Anyone else been hooked?!
Loved running into Zainib and Mobeen yesterday! I didn’t want to tweet the pic in case anyone thought it was a spoiler
😂
@MM08ZZZ
#raceacrosstheworld
@RATW_official
#bbc
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Another big fella in the studio today.. Storm the Newfoundland who swims with emergency workers and military veterans to help with their mental health
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You better come and get them
@jonkay01
@sallynugent
Not sure me and
@carolkirkwood
can be trusted walking past these all morning…
@BBCBreakfast
🎄🥧
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Full house 🏡 🙌🏻
Lovely to have Matt with us in the studio this morning…
(Although you think we could’ve made room on the sofa 😂)
@BBCBreakfast
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Full house this morning🏡
Always a joy getting to start the day with this lovely lot..
@BBCBreakfast
📺
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Sacked as manager seven months ago but still turn up to your son’s contract signing in a Spurs top. 👍
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I’ve been covered in beer…
Am in need of a shower…
But I’m very much looking forward to reliving that all again on
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow morning.
England are heading to Berlin, as are we..
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As England head home so do we. Our last live from Doha done - thanks to all the team. Just how nippy is it back home btw?!?
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Next stop Edinburgh.. heading to the home of the curling to hit the ice with
@CurlEdinburgh
on
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow (and there’s every chance that’s exactly what I’ll do..)
See you from 6 with
@mrdanwalker
and
@sallynugent
👋
#curling
@Beijing2022
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The moment footballer Tom Lockyer is welcomed back in front of the club’s fans following his cardiac arrest
An incredible reception and one that inspired his side to a memorable win
@LutonTown
#BBCBreakfast
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Well done
@mrdanwalker
and
@NadiyaBychkova
A brilliant job from the first dance to the last - we’ve loved watching you.
Thanks for proving tall men can dance… 🕺
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All four of the GB women’s team were competing at their first Olympics. All four are heading home with an Olympic medal. A remarkable achievement
@BritGymnastics
@JessicaGadirova
@ameliemorgan1
@AliceKinsella16
#jennifergadirova
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F1 driver Romain Grosjean recovering in hospital - reflecting on the crash and the safety measures that saved his life tomorrow morning
@BBCBreakfast
from 6am
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Don’t miss
@andy_murray
on
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow morning…
Almost ten years since his historic first Wimbledon win…
We chat summer hopes, Djokovic and why his children are yet to be bowled over by dad’s talents on the court..
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Big shout out to the guy running his own London Marathon course who must be on his hundredth lap of the park opposite. I feel as though I should head out there and set up a drinks station.
#LondonMarathon
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Jack Grealish, true to his word, dedicates his goal to Finlay who has cerebral palsy having promised him he’d do their agreed celebration when he scored next.. which only happened to be at the World Cup! Finlay will be on
@BBCBreakfast
shortly
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The scene currently here in
#istanbul
Fans pouring out onto the streets after that
@ManCity
win. Incredible atmosphere
#istanbul2023
We’ll have all the reaction to tonight’s final on
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow morning
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Morning all 👋
Lovely way to start a Sunday on
@BBCBreakfast
with
@ChrisMasonBBC
and
@KDownesSport
…
Who’s getting the teas in?!
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Congratulations Lewis Hamilton. Another brilliant
#SPOTY2020
Always inspiring and in this year
of all years we need that
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How you see it going in your head versus the reality… 👇😂
That moment when you almost stack it live on
#BBCBreakfast
but nice recovery
@JohnWatsonSport
⛷
To see how it's done:
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Back on the sofa tomorrow morning discussing some fancy footwork - and I don’t mean the latest routine from
@mrdanwalker
, I mean the recipients of the coveted Ballon d’Or
#Putellas
#Messi
#BallonDor2021
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Headingley awaits for Kevin Sinfield after his titanic effort for
@mndassoc
..
Coverage all morning on
@BBCBreakfast
Expecting plenty of support down here to welcome him back after 8am…
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What a games. I’ve loved every minute of time here in Tokyo. The sport, the people and the passion of it all. Covering moments we thought we might never see alongside so many talented colleagues has been a privilege. Hope you all enjoyed it.
@Tokyo2020
@Olympics
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Sad times.. just done my last bulletin with
@SanjWriter
who leaves the BBC after 23 years. He was one of the first people I worked with when I joined the team. He’s a true gent and will be missed...
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Love this - Elton John, having played in Manchester tonight, welcoming home the victorious Man City squad at the airport tonight. That smile on Pep’s face👇
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What an image.
After collapsing on the pitch in the play-off final, Luton Captain Tom Lockyer watches the remainder of the game from his hospital bed
Here he is celebrating their promotion to the Premier League. What a relief he’s ok
#luton
#EFLPlayOffs
#coventry
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This has got us talking this morning.. not only about the rules of golf but also what’s the plural of mongoose .. ?! 😂
@BBCBreakfast
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What a place to start your day ☀️Day One
@Wimbledon
is looking like a beauty -
@carolkirkwood
will have today’s forecast on
@BBCBreakfast
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You know it’s a good day filming when you get sent home with dinner…
Don’t worry
@jonkay01
and
@sallynugent
I’ll save one for you 🥧
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And away we go.. not long into 2020 but it’s looking good so far.. just ask
@mrdanwalker
have a good one everyone 👍
#bbcbreakfast
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What a send off
@mrdanwalker
👏
Best of luck in the next chapter, you’ll be massively missed on Breakfast. It’s been a blast 👇
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Does anything top getting to spend the morning with
@carolkirkwood
?! What a dream..
@BBCBreakfast
#wimbledon
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Shocking moment a stand collapses under Vitesse Arnhem supporters in Dutch league
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When your daughter sends you off to work with a little snack for later... 🧀
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Stunning sunrise from the
@BBCBreakfast
studios here in Salford this morning.. ☀️☀️☀️
Looks like we’re set for a cracker
@carolkirkwood
…
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At
@ManUtd
this week meeting fan
@jordpilk14
one of the youngest people to be diagnosed with
@mndassoc
Thanks to
@HarryMaguire93
for the surprise message he played to Jordan from Kevin Sinfield which ran on
@BBCBreakfast
this morning
A true champion 💪
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Rory revelling in Europe’s glory..
The tears flowed, the beers flowed and little sleep has followed
Reflecting on Team Europe and their Ryder Cup success
#BBCBreakfast
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Less of a dash more of a hop to the studio come Monday…
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For all the money, pressure, scrutiny in football, David Moyes celebrating with his dad after their win last night is what the game is all about
#WestHam
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I started out in Children’s TV…
I think these two wish I was back there now… 😂
@BBCNewsround
@cbbc
@CBeebiesHQ
#kids
#tv
#sport
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The real star of
@wimbledon
this year - live on
@bbcbreakfast
now with
@carolkirkwood
- wraith the sniffer dog..
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Forget Salah, Foden et al.. here’s Plymouth v Bolton on a waterlogged pitch.. enjoy!
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We’ll miss you Nina ❤️
Looking forward to meeting the newest member of the brekky team soon 👶
Good luck Nina.
She's off on maternity leave and we said goodbye at the end of
#BBCBreakfast
🤰
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A world champion, landing a trick that’s never been done, all at 16..
What a moment for GB’s Mia Brookes who has become the youngest world champion in snowboarding history..
We’ll be chatting to her on
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow morning
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Much like the walk to the car park at Salford Quays..
Wow... look at this rain outside this factory door in Alabama
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Do you think they’ve stopped bouncing yet?
What a night for Bristol City who knock West Ham out of the FA Cup
More on
@BBCBreakfast
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Kicking off the first day of
@wimbledon
here today - a total joy getting to spend the morning with Carol 🎾
Good morning from
#Wimbledon
@carolkirkwood
&
@JohnWatsonSport
will have all the latest on
@BBCBreakfast
from 0600…
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The joys of getting dressed in the dark at 4am... (I really do need to watch out for those doors) not that you’d notice, great job from the brekkie make up team 🙌🏻🙌🏻
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Scorcher here on Centre Court this morning chatting to
@Liambroady
…
Sun is out.. 🌝
@wimbledon
@BBCBreakfast
#Wimbledon
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A leap that catapults Jake Jarman into the history books…
GB’s first world men’s vault title and one which has been long in the planning - as we’ll hear later on
@BBCBreakfast
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Good morning from the
@BBCBreakfast
team
@TinaDaheley
@ChrisMasonBBC
and
@MetMattTaylor
- it’s gone 6, we’re fresh faced and raring to go - join us
@BBCOne
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Morning 👋
Live
@CurlEdinburgh
this morning
Curlers Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat started out here..
Win their semi final later they’re guaranteed a silver
@BBCBreakfast
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Good morning from Paris 👋
Packed weekend of sport on
@BBCBreakfast
We’ve got finals happening everywhere - I thought I’d pop a jacket on
#championsleague
#championshipplayofffinal
#challengecupfinal
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Just spoke to Simone Biles..
Told me ‘this beam bronze is much sweeter than the bronze won from Rio.’
‘Physically hasn’t been able to complete twists in training, kept crashing.’
‘Too early to say what future holds.’
#biles
#gymnastics
#Tokyo2020
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The stage is set…
Bumper morning lined up live from
@Wimbledon
on
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow from 6…
🎾🎾
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Trying to keep these two apart
@0930
@Jamiehuwroberts
@LewisMoody7
ahead of Wales England. I might need back up
@mikebreakfast
@BBCBreakfast
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Gripped by the F1 finale. I think we’ve got the makings of a new team. Might need a little investment if the car’s to make it onto the grid next season..
#F1Finale
#Hamilton
#Verstappen
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In position on the red carpet ahead of
#BBCSPOTY
We’ll have all the reaction from tonight’s show on
#BBCBreakfast
tomorrow morning from 6am 📺
#bbcsport
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Ah this is brilliant.. you run for 3 hours 54 minutes dressed as Big Ben before almost taking that long to duck under the finish line. 👏
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And we’re go, go, go in the new studio..
Pour yourself a cuppa and come and join us ☕️
#BBCBreakfast
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Despite their FA Cup defeat..
It was more celebration than devastation for
@maidstoneunited
A £700,000 windfall is expected for the club - more
@BBCBreakfast
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After twenty two years managing Arsenal, it’s now two years since he left and still he’s not been back. Find out why on
@BBCBreakfast
tomorrow morning
#wenger
#bbcbreakfast
#lifeinredandwhite
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Having passed hundreds of Liverpool fans queuing at entry gates an hour before kick off and not being permitted entry, I’m at a loss to understand the reasoning for the delay being the late arrival of fans
Just been announced here in the stadium the match has been delayed by fifteen minutes due to the late arrival of fans
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Morning from Cheltenham… 👋
Coffee on the go this morning
as racegoers prepare to arrive for the opening day with 220,000 pints of Guinness expected to be shifted over the next four days
#Cheltenham2023
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The great thing about broadcasting from an English owned pub this morning..
Best cuppa I’ve had in weeks.. !! ☕️
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Story of the morning?!
@OfficialBWFC
with a stadium name change…
#toughsheet
#TOUGHSHEET
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?!
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Golden glove winner, Mary Earps was one of the player’s of the tournament, but still Nike won’t commit to producing a replica goalkeeper shirt for sale. Isn’t it time they did? 🧤
A performance on the world stage, but no shirt 👕
Beth Mead has criticised Nike's decision not to sell goalkeeper jerseys, after Mary Earps' latest performances! 🧤
#BBCFootball
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Did you know Tom Hanks was an Aston Villa fan?
The Hollywood A-lister bringing the stardust before their game with Liverpool last night
#astonvilla
#BBCBreakfast
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Great chatting to
@elliscross96
this morning. Pays £37 on the entry fee, heads home with £2k and the priceless feat of beating an Olympic champion.
Imagine taking part in a Bank Holiday 10K and beating Sir Mo Farah…😮
That is exactly what happened to amateur runner Ellis Cross at the weekend. He tells
#BBCBreakfast
he was joking with a colleague before his big win 👏
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